Steerpike

Steerpike is The Spectator's gossip columnist, serving up the latest tittle tattle from London and beyond. Email tips to steerpike@spectator.co.uk.

Will Sunak publish Braverman’s ‘ransom note’?

19 November 2023 8:34 pm

Another week of Tory wars looms in SW1. Ministers are desperately trying to find a fix to the Supreme Court’s…

Cameron squirms over China links

19 November 2023 8:10 pm

Welcome back to Westminster, David Cameron. The return of the former PM to frontline politics has prompted a deluge of…

Guardian forced to delete viral Bin Laden letter

17 November 2023 2:10 am

Oh dear. It seems that the world’s wokest newspaper has blundered, again. The Guardian has today been forced to remove…

Is Lord Cameron a ‘useful idiot’ for the CCP?

13 November 2023 11:09 pm

Let the great kow-tow begin – again. David Cameron, the new Foreign Secretary, is well-known for his attempt to create…

Six questions David Cameron can now answer

13 November 2023 10:28 pm

David Cameron left 10 Downing Street with indecent haste. Britain had voted for Brexit and we were about to discover…

Farage to seek millions in damages from NatWest

12 November 2023 8:00 pm

It’s a busy old time if you’re Nigel Farage. The Brexiteer is expected to shortly become the latest politician to…

Watch: Douglas Murray takes on Piers Morgan from Israel-Gaza border

9 November 2023 6:37 pm

Douglas Murray popped up on Talk TV last night live from the Gaza border – and his head-to-head with Piers…

Just Stop Oil involved in ambulance blockage

8 November 2023 11:29 pm

Just Stop Oil has been out of the news lately. But this week, its members are back and more annoying than…

Tax pledge Tories turn to spirits

8 November 2023 11:08 pm

The watering holes of SW1 were full last night, with MPs dissecting the day’s King’s Speech. But as attention turns…

Watch: Michael Crick versus GB News

5 November 2023 11:07 pm

Some compulsory weekend viewing from GB News. The channel invited veteran broadcaster Michael Crick onto Neil Oliver’s show yesterday to…

Who is the No. 10 rabbit murderer?

3 November 2023 8:29 pm

It’s the book that all Westminster is talking about. At long last, Nadine Dorries’ account of the plot to bring…

Boris Johnson joins GB News

28 October 2023 2:24 am

He’s back! Since the Privileges Committee probe earlier this year, Boris Johnson has been unusually quiet by his colourful standards.…

The Guardian’s questionable Holocaust article

25 October 2023 9:39 pm

Oh dear. The world’s wokest media outlet is at it again. When they’re not moralising over artists or misattributing quotes,…

Labour’s Hansard howlers on Israel

24 October 2023 10:54 pm

Communication is everything in politics, as Labour’s overactive press office knows all too well. Earlier this month, Keir Starmer did…

Jihad chanters let off by the Met

22 October 2023 6:59 am

Oh dear. It seems that the wokest police force in all the West has done it again. In the past…

‘WFH Whitehall’ still afflicting Foreign Office

19 October 2023 10:15 pm

The Foreign Office is often called the grandest of all Whitehall’s ministries – so it’s just a shame then that…

Biden struggles to speak aboard Air Force One

19 October 2023 9:43 pm

Is it ageist to suggest that an obviously frail 80-year-old might not be well suited to the task of resolving…

Hard Times for Sunak as his ratings slump again

13 October 2023 11:16 pm

It’s tough at the top. A new poll out today from the Times shows that for all the hype around…

Captain Tom’s family admit they would pocket £800,000 book profits again

13 October 2023 3:12 am

Just when we thought we’d heard the last of Captain Tom’s family, the pandemic hero’s disgraced family have been at…

Five of the worst responses to the Hamas attacks on Israel

8 October 2023 10:49 pm

Tragedies are often the moment when statesmen are at their best. Unfortunately, as we’ve seen from the response to yesterday’s…

Starmer changes his tune on the Sun

6 October 2023 8:45 pm

As if Starmer Chameleon hadn’t done enough U-turns this year. Ahead of his party conference in Liverpool, the Labour leader…

GB News sack Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson

5 October 2023 1:18 am

It’s been a mixed fortnight of fortunes for GB News. Their party at Tory conference attracted a galaxy of right-wing…

Does Rishi Sunak hate dogs?

2 October 2023 5:45 pm

Every world leader these days needs to have a pet. Joe Biden has a pair of out-of-control German Shepherds that…

Rishi outlines Keir Starmer’s five ‘pledges’ in 1922 speech

2 October 2023 10:22 am

Rishi Sunak’s first Conservative party conference as prime minister is off to a roaring start. Never one to miss a…

Kemi Badenoch guns for Stonewall – and the charity sector

2 October 2023 7:19 am

Kemi Badenoch’s war with Stonewall opened up on a new front this evening. Earlier this year, the business secretary incurred…